By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Aetna will pay $2 million and update its coverage policies to settle a lawsuit claiming the health insurer required LGBTQ beneficiaries to pay more out of pocket f[...]
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Tech platforms make pitch for ad deals as TikTok is roiled by politics
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Short-form video took center stage at tech and social media companies’ annual presentations to advertisers, as platforms like Snap and Meta look to capitalize on[...]
Read moreStablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -The world’s largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens are used in broader crypto markets and payments in a bid to combat ill[...]
Read moreOil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in 3 months
By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Friday, and posted their steepest weekly loss in three months as investors weighed weak U.S. jobs data and possible timing of a Federal Re[...]
Read moreGoldman Sachs settles 2014 class action lawsuit tied to metal trades
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs said on Friday it had reached an in-principle settlement to resolve a 2014 class action lawsuit related to trading in platinum and palladium. The investment bank was am[...]
Read moreDrugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to resolve claims it helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, becomin[...]
Read moreExclusive-Southwest pilots face reduced hours, pay due to Boeing delivery delays
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines plans to offer its pilots reduced hours and, in effect, monthly pay, two people familiar with the matter said, as it grapples with hi[...]
Read moreUS stands to lose Canadian natural gas when LNG Canada terminal starts up
By Rod Nickel and Scott DiSavino The start-up of LNG Canada, the country’s first such export terminal, is likely to strain its natural gas supplies for multiple years and force producers to redu[...]
Read moreExxon Mobil completes $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil has closed its $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, the oil and gas producer said on Friday, a day after receiving a go-head from the U.S. Federal Trade Com[...]
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